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Life of a Chalk Stream
The second paragraph to the first subheading, Crystal stream and ancient wood, considers that "Drowners were men employed to manage the water levels that flowed through the network of channels that took the flooding over the land and moved it ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 02/27/2024
Benedict XVI: a life
The second paragraph to the first subheading, Counteracting influences, considers that the future Benedict XVI lived with his parents in a "small house with a large garden where he [the future pope's father] grew vegetables."
Is it known ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 02/27/2024
What to Consider when Buying a Digital Camera
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That's so correct about how protective cases, as you mention in your comment below, have "no bearing on how that camera is used"!
Might that be why so many put just their mobiles in their back pockets?
DerdriuMarriner, on 02/27/2024
Using Creative Writing as an Emotional Outlet
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Your poll gives interesting results from 18 votes:
Creative Writing 50%
Painting 6%
Tapestry 6%
Photography 6%
Theatre 6%.
It lets in the "other" category, which musters the second-highest response total, at 28%, to the highest, ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 02/27/2024
Rewilding the Isle of the Thundergod
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Another question answered, another question arising ;-D!
The second paragraph to the first subheading, Historical background, considers that "There is one tree on the island."
What is that arboreal species?
DerdriuMarriner, on 02/27/2024
A day at the Harrogate Flower Show
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LiamFoley63's Why is the wife of an earl called a countess? on the European Royal History site July 2, 2021, advises that no Saxon noble woman had a title apart cyninge (from Old English cyning -e, "king -having" via cyninge, ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 02/27/2024
A day at the Harrogate Flower Show
Yes, Derdriu.. The Saxon nobility were destroyed as a class. Sadly. Quordle .
frankbeswick, on 02/27/2024
A day at the Harrogate Flower Show
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The titled background to British-Isles versus continental titles is familiar to me.
That the British nobility log as a title something inconsistent with the pattern of prince and princess, duke and duchess, marquis and marchioness ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 02/27/2024
Grief and Bereavement
Opting not to be present at a death of a loved one is sad. Only last year I was present when my brother in law died. It was a poignant moment, but I had prepared by leading prayers at the bedside. The moment of death is not horrible, it has a ...
frankbeswick, on 02/27/2024
OpenAI and Watermarks
A quick look again at True Gusto brings up no jacket or shirt with the non-poker-playing cats and the poker-playing cheetahs.
The latter image exists among the cup products.
(The baby-shirt design of the rubber ducky full-face on is so ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 02/27/2024
Benedict XVI: a life
I think that the arcane world of security is beyond my sphere of competence.
frankbeswick, on 02/27/2024
Daniel Kotynia - From the Extreme to the Sublime
Whoever is the decision-maker it also is interesting to ponder, Why potatoes?
Might you have the phrase "couch potato"?
DerdriuMarriner, on 02/27/2024
Grief and Bereavement
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Your father, from the afterlife, must appreciate that you note both his 8-year presence and his 8-year absence.
Some people opt not to be there when someone beloved or essential passes away.
It seems to me a prescient option for ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 02/27/2024
Should Primates be Kept as Pets?
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My experience with stray sentients is that they live harmoniously with other sentients.
My Gusty (short for Augusta) -- before leaving outdoor for indoor life -- always left some food for other area sentients, such as an orphaned ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 02/27/2024
Benedict XVI: a life
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Vatican City has among its residents Pope Francis, correct?
Might Vatican City have cooperative or separate administration from the Vatican?
(So would it be more difficult for leaked information regarding Pope Francis than his ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 02/27/2024